Connective tissue

Question 1

Functions of Connective Tissue

Answer 1

Enclose organs, Connect tissues, Support and movement, Storage, cushion/insulation, transport, protect

Question 2

Blasts

Answer 2

Create matrix

Question 3

Cytes

Answer 3

Maintain matrix

Question 4

Clasts

Answer 4

Break down for remodeling

Question 5

Mast cells

Answer 5

Contain heparin, histamine, and proteolytic enzymes. Released in response to injury, trauma, infection.

Question 6

White blood cells

Answer 6

respond to injury/infection

Question 7

Macrophages

Answer 7

Phagocytize to provide protection (two types: fixed and wandering ((moving through connective tissue)))

Question 8

Undifferentiated mesenchyme (stem cells)

Answer 8

Can form multiple cell types in response to injury

Question 9

Three major components of extracellular matrix

Answer 9

Protein fibers, ground substance, fluid

Question 10

Three types of protein fiber of the matrix

Answer 10

Collagen, reticular, elastic

Question 11

What type of connective tissue is loose packing material of most organs and tissues that attaches skin to underlying tissues?

Answer 11

Loose (areolar) connective tissue

Question 12

What type of connective tissue has abundant collagen fibers which resist stretching? Includes tendons and ligaments.

Answer 12

Dense regular collagenous connective tissue

Question 13

connects muscles to bones

Answer 13

tendons

Question 14

connects bones to bones

Answer 14

ligaments

Question 15

What type of connective tissue has collagen fibers randomly oriented. very tough and most of the dermis of skin?

Answer 15

Dense irregular collagenous connective tissue

Question 16

Epidermis

Answer 16

Stratified squamous epithelium

Question 17

Dermis

Answer 17

Dense irregular collagenous connective tissue

Question 18

Hypodermis (subcutaneous)

Answer 18

Loose (areolar) connective tissue

Question 19

most abundant fat cells

Answer 19

Yellow (white) adipocytes

Question 20

Type of fat cells. More in babies. In axillae, neck. Helps regulate body temperature

Answer 20

Brown adipocytes

Question 21

special types of connective tissue

Answer 21

adipose and reticular

Question 22

Provides a super structure for lymphatic and hemopoietic tissues

Answer 22

Reticular tissue

Question 23

Dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds nearly all cartilage. It secretes cartilage cells.

Answer 23

Perichondrium

Question 24

Types of cartilage

Answer 24

Hyaline, fibrocartilage, elastic

Question 25

Where is hyaline cartilage located

Answer 25

Rib cage, trachea, bronchi also articulation surfaces. Forms most of the embryo’s skeleton and is involved in the growth in length of bones

Question 26

What is in hyalin cartilages matrix?

Answer 26

Collagen fibers and proteoglycans in matrix

Question 27

Where is fibrocartilage?

Answer 27

(areas of pressure on joints) Knee, between vertebrae (intervertebral disk)

Question 28

What is in fibrocartilage’s matrix?

Answer 28

Thick collagen fibers

Question 29

Where is elastic cartilage?

Answer 29

External ears

Question 30

What is in elastic cartilage’s matrix?

Answer 30

Elastic and collagen fibers and proteoglycans.

Question 31

What are the two types of bones?

Answer 31

Cancellous (spongy) and compact

Question 32

Where is cancellous bone?

Answer 32

Skull, vertebrae, sternum, ends of long bones.

Question 33

Where is compact bone?

Answer 33

Periphery of bone. (Around a central canal)

Question 34

Liquid matrix of blood?

Answer 34

Plasma

Question 35

Marfan syndrome

Answer 35

Targets the elastic fibers of connective tissue